Track Insight / Lyrics
Steel toes hit the pavement hard
Morning coffee in a jar
Jacket zips on sunburnt shoulders
Sparks fly when steel gets colder
Arc light paints the jacket blue
Sweat salts seam and pocket through
Lunch break sandwich, grease on wrapper
Harbor Bridge looms like a snapper
Blue denim holds the welding heat
Dusk rolls in off Circular Quay
Fibers breathe the harbor breath
Tension dissolves in salt and spray
Ferry wake rocks concrete pilings
Jacket rests on rusted railings
Opera sails glow amber white
Day shift fades to harbor night
Blue denim holds the welding heat
Dusk rolls in off Circular Quay
Fibers breathe the harbor breath
Tension dissolves in salt and spray
Wind cuts through the denim weave
Carries grief that welders leave
No more arc, no blinding white
Just the harbor, dark and quiet
City lights smear on water black
Thermos steam curls round and back
Cook knows when the order's ready
Jacket knows the hand stays steady
First light paints the steel grey again
Welder wakes to start the grind
Denim stiff with yesterday's salt
Ready for the spark and vault
Blue denim holds the welding heat
Dusk rolls in off Circular Quay
Fibers breathe the harbor breath
Tension dissolves in salt and spray
Blue denim, harbor wind, okay
Jacket hangs on hooks tonight
Morning comes with arc light